In Latvia, the average old-age pension, according to the Central Statistical Bureau, was approximately 558 euros per month in 2024. Is that little? It depends on which country you are looking from.
Currently, the average pension in Ukraine is 6,436 hryvnias (approximately 133 euros at the current exchange rate). This is evidenced by data from the Pension Fund of Ukraine.
The country has nearly 10.2 million pensioners, of which more than 3.3 million – almost a third – receive an average of only 69 euros per month. Another 4% of pensioners live on 47.4 euros.
At the same time, there are those who receive significantly more. Approximately 1.5 million people (15%) have a pension that averages 325 euros.
Compared to Europe, Ukrainian pensions remain among the lowest. Their amount is roughly equivalent to pensions in Albania (160 euros).
In Romania and Bulgaria, pensioners receive between 450 and 550 euros, while in Poland and the Czech Republic, they receive between 800 and 900 euros per month.
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